A short peek at the J-League table suggest an advantage to Cerezo Osaka when they travel to Consadole Sapporo. However; let's wait for the game before points are handed out!
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals (44) in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have the the best goal difference (+7) away in J-League
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Cerezo Osaka, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
This should be an appealing game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Consadole Sapporo, who have the most conceded goals (44) in J-League, have managed 3 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games. The Consadole manager Petrović might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Consadole Sapporo followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Sapporo Dome: A 1-2 defeat against Sagan Tosu (placed 8th). The striker Koroki edged out all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Koroki scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match, Consadole lost 0-2 at home to Vissel Kobe.This is expected to be a close game, with Consadole Sapporo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Consadole Sapporo as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Consadole Sapporo has won 1 of these, drawn 6 and lost 7.
Consadole Sapporo have scored 10 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 15 goals have been conceded.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+7) away in J-League, on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Cerezo in their previous game as they lost hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 0-3. Before that defeat this side had gained at least one point from seven league games in a row. Defender Nishio was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Nishio won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that, 2-2 away against Kawasaki Frontale in the Nabisco Cup. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Cerezo Osaka in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Cerezo Osaka has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Cerezo have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Consadole Sapporo and Cerezo Osaka have met already this season: Cerezo Osaka - Consadole Sapporo 2-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Consadole won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Cerezo Osaka got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kato 5 goals |  R. Aoki 4 goals | D. Suga 4 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 39 |
| 44 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 85% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 69% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 80% |
| 46% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 55% | 56% |
| 31% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 28% |
| 23% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 8% |
| 54% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 64% | 56% |
| 31% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 24% |
| 31% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.7 | 12.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 10.5 | 12 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 19% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 11.2 | 11 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.9 | 11.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
- Cerezo Osaka have the the best goal difference (+7) away in J-League
- Cerezo Osaka have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals (44) in J-League
- Consadole Sapporo have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -17 | 28 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
